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Details About Generic Salt :: Glatiramer
Main Medicine Class:: #N/A Sub Medicine Class :: #N/A
14A. IMMUNUOSUPPRESSANTS in 14. IMMUNOLOGY & ALLERGY |
GLATIRAMER |
BIOLOGICAL RESPONSE MODIFIER | IMMUNOMODULATOR |
Indications & Dose: RELAPSING, REMITTING MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SC Adult 20mg/day |
Contra: Hypersensitivity
Precautions: Children ADR: Serious: Chest pain, hypertension, palpitations, tachycardia, peripheral edema, eye disorder, nystagmus, ulcerative stomatitis, urinary urgency, hematuria, erectile dysfunction, amenorrhea, dysmenorrhea, menorrhagia, vaginal candidiasis, vaginal hemorrhage, ecchymosis, lymphadenopathy, foot drop, hypertonia, Others: abnormal dreams, agitation, confusion, emotional lability, anxiety, migraine, nervousness, speech disorder, stupor, tremor, weakness, vertigo, ear pain, joint, back, or neck pain, rhinitis, nausea/vomiting, diarrhea, anorexia, gastroenteritis, other GI disorder, oral candidiasis, salivary gland enlargement, bronchitis, dyspnea, hyperventilation, eczema, erythema, diaphoresis, pruritus, rash, skin atrophy, skin nodules, urticaria, warts, dental caries, facial edema, , weight gain, herpes simplex, herpes zoster, cysts, chills, flulike symptoms, pain at injection site DDI: Others Pimecrolimus/Denosumab/Tacrolimus/Trastuzumab increases glatiramer levels, Natalizumab increases risk of infections, Vaccines (Live & inactivated) levels decreases Monitor: Signs & symptoms of infection, check for vaginal bleeding |